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bisceop-setl

(n.)
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bisceop-setl, an episcopal see.
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Landfranc wæs geháded on his ágenurn bisc̃setle, Chr. 1070; P. 204, 4. Se apostol gesæt biscepsetl in Antiochia, 35; P. 6, 15. Þæt biscepsetl on Hrofesceastre, 633; P. 24, 21. Add

burg-scír

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burg-scír, (burh-).
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Substitute: A township, town or city with the district belonging to it, and add Þǽre burhscíre Hipponensis (pontifex ), An. Ox. 5400. Hé hine gesette tó bisceope þǽre burhscíre ( Alexandria ), Hml. S. 15, 24. Ealle ðá hysecild þǽre burhscíre omnes pueros

bróþor-sib

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Bróðorsibbe germanitatis, Wrt. Voc. ii. 42, 33. Hé ofteáh his bréðer landes and ǽhta . . . Ðá for þǽre bróðorsibbe ( propter consanguinitatis fraternitatem ) geúðe hé him Wuldahámes his dæg, Cht. Th. 272, 9. Add

deófol-scín

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For the citations see under scín, scinn in Dict., and add Utan wið deófolscín scildan ús georne, Wlfst. 188, 34

dóm-setl

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Beforan dómsetle ante tribunal, Dóm. L. 123. Hé gearwað his dómsetl paravit in judicio sedem suam, Ps. Th. 9, 8. Tó dómsetlum ad subsellia, ad tribunal, Germ. 393, 61. Þæt hí on ðám micclum dóme ofer twelf dómsetl sittende beóð tó démenne eallum mannum

fore-scip

(n.)
Grammar
fore-scip, (for-), es; n.

the prow

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The fore-part of a ship, the prow

Linked entry: fór-scip

fore-setl

(n.)
Grammar
fore-setl, es; m.
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A chief seat, seat of honour Þá formo ræsto ł foresedlo (ꝥ ǽreste sætil, R.) primos recubitos, Mt. L. 23, 6

cyne-setl

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Cynesetl solium, Kent. Gl. 557. Ne cóm hé ( Christ ) tó ðý þæt hé wǽre on mǽrlicum cynesetle áhafen, Hml. Th. i. 82, 24. Seó sáwul is þæs líchoman hlǽfdige, and heó gewissað þá fíf andgitu swá swá of cynesætle, Hml. S. 1, 196. Add

fram-síþ

(n.)
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Substitute: fram-síþ (from-), es; m. Absence on a journey Ne dorste nán þǽra munuca on hyra ealdres framsíþe (æfweardnysse, v.l., in Patris absentia. Cf. hé on færelde wæs, 28, 21) gangan inn tó þǽra fǽmnena gesomnunge, Gr. D. 29, 2. Ful oft mec hér

fót-setl

(n.)
Grammar
fót-setl, es; n.
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A footstool Sæt hé mid ðám cynincge æt gereorde. Þá fǽringa sáh hé niðer wið ðæs fótsetles sprǽce benumen (cf. mutus in ipsa sede declinavit, Florence of Worcester), Chr. 1053; P. 182, 21

geréf-scir

(n.)
Grammar
geréf-scir, or geréfscire.
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Substitute: geréf-soír, e; geréf-soíre, an; f. office of ge-réfa. v. ge-réfa; I. II Geréfscíre praefecturae (dignitas), An. Ox. 1382. Hé is nú geréfscíre healdende in Rómebyrig in Romana civitate locum praefectorum servans, Gr. D. 193, 9. stewardship

ge-scý

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Take here <b>ge-scóe</b> in Dict., and add Ðwongas giscóes his corrigiam calciamentorum eius, Lk. R. 3, 16. Mid gescý níwum (ealdum) beón gescód calciamento nouo (ueteri) calciari, Lch. iii. 200, 22, 23. Þám se cyning sealde his ágen gescý

ge-set

(n.)
Grammar
ge-set, es; n.
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See ge-sǽte

ge-sete

Grammar
ge-sete, l. ge-set,
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and add: the word seems to occur only in the plural Hwǽr cwóm máððumgyfa? hwǽr cwóm symbla gesetu ? hwǽr sindon seledreámas ? what has become of the giver of treasure ? What has become of the houses of feasting ? Where are the joys of the banqueting-hall

hám-scír

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For ' Cot. 71, Lye' substitute Hámscíre edilitatem, Wrt. Voc. ii. 106, 79. Hámscír, 29, 4

hám-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
hám-síþ, es; m.
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A journey home Drihtnes encgel hyre gecígde þone hámsíþ hyre gemæccan, Hml. A. 125, 273

Hámtún-scir

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Hámtún-scir, l. scír,
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and add: Northamptonshire Hí ( the Danes ) heafdon þá ofergán East-Engla i, and Eást-Seaxe ii, . . . and healfe Huntedúnscíre ix, and micel on Hámtúnscíre x, Chr. 1011; P. 141, note 3. In tó Bedanfordscíre, and þanon tó Huntadúnscíre and swá in tó Hámtúnscíre

heofon-setl

(n.)
Grammar
heofon-setl, es; n.
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The heavenly dwelling In heofonsetle heán in sede polorum, Dóm. L. 276

heóf-síþ

(n.)
Grammar
heóf-síþ, (?), es; m.
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A lamentable condition Nú mín hreþer is hreóh, heówsíþurn (heóf-? Cf. heowaþ = heófaþ, Ps. Th. 46, l) sceóh, Reim. 43

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heów-síþ

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